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Former Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-IL) gave his farewell speech in the House.

Republican leaders talked with reporters about immigration. Topics included the need to close U.S. borders to illegal immigration, the committee field hearings in 14 states on border…

The House of Representatives debated the use of military force with Iraq. Note: there is recording problems due to solar flares at around 16:50 hours.

Republican leaders spoke to reporters after their conference with President Bush. They talked about the meeting with the president and his proposals for legislation to establish guidelines…

House Speaker Dennis Hastert and other Republican leaders spoke to reporters about their plans to introduce legislation on immigration reform and border security. They also talked about the…

Chairmen of eleven committees and subcommittees testified about the results of 22 field hearings on immigration issues in 13 states during August 2006. Topics included border security, impact on public…

Speaker Hastert and others talked to reporters about House and Senate immigration reform proposals, as well as plans to conduct field hearings on guest worker programs and enforcement…

Republican leaders spoke to reporters about elections for House majority leader and the election of Representative John Boehner to the position. They talked about the future of the Republican…

House Republicans spoke to reporters about legislative achievements and their agenda for the remainder of the year and goals for the coming year. Among the topics they addressed were passage of budget…

Members of the House Republican leadership talked with reporters about rising energy prices and profits in the oil industry. Topics included high gasoline prices, projected increases in…

Following the stepping down of Representative DeLay as House Majority Leader, Republican Congressmen announced to reporters that Rep. Blunt would serve as a temporary replacement. They said…

House Republican Leaders selected Representative Peter King as chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee. Representative King replaces Chris Cox, new head of the Securities and Exchange…

House Republican leaders talked with reporters about the need to update and ‘refurbish’ the Social Security system in accordance with President Bush’s proposal. They answered a few…

The 109th Congress convened and House members were sworn in. Speaker of the House Hastert was re-elected and rules for the 109th Congress were debated and adopted.

Members of the 109th Congress were at a Congressional Prayer Service at the Lutheran Church of the Reformation in Washington, DC.

Republican Congressional leaders including House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-Illinois) and Majority Whip Representative Roy Blunt (R-Missouri), spoke to reporters to announce the reelection of…

Republican members of Congress Rep. Deborah Pryce (R-Ohio), Rep. Dennis Hastert (R-Illinois), Speaker of the House, Rep. Tom Delay (R-Texas) and Rep. Roy Blunt (R-Missouri) responded to the…

On the first day of the Republican National Convention from New York’s Madison Square Garden party leaders and others talked about the Republican Party agenda, the Bush administration…